by West Creek Conservancy | Jun 15, 2016 | West Creek in Action
Restoring native habitats, one plant at a time. Where Native Plants are Needed: Above, volunteers at the Confluence Restoration Area in Independence complete the reintroduction of native plants, such as those now being raised at Spring Hill Native Plant Nursery. Once...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jun 15, 2016 | West Creek in Action
Fulfilling a family’s wish along Bear Creek. Conservation through Collaboration: Through the generosity of the Gries family, and working with several partners, a site in Bedford along Bear Creek where abandoned homes once stood is now an unimpaired flood plain habitat...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jun 15, 2016 | West Creek in Action
Saving the best of Baldwin Creek. Where Healthy Lakes Begin: The headwaters of Baldwin Creek meander through 17 acres of undisturbed habitat, a recent acquisition by West Creek Conservancy in the southwest corner of Parma. Urban headwater areas like this provide a...
by West Creek Conservancy | Jun 15, 2016 | West Creek in Action
Delivering greater public access to parks and trails. Providing Access to Greenspace: Trailheads give neighborhoods ready access to parks. West Creek Conservancy helped establish the one above near Dentzler Road in Parma, on the western edge of West Creek Reservation....
by West Creek Conservancy | Jun 13, 2016 | West Creek Conservancy News
Dear Friends, We are thrilled to report to you that West Creek Conservancy reached two notable milestones in 2015; we began our 100th conservation project, and our total conserved habitat topped 1,000 acres. Considering that the median parcel size in all our projects...
by West Creek Conservancy | May 7, 2016 | Past Events
West Creek Conservancy hosted over 150 volunteers this year on a beautiful Saturday in May as part of one of Greater Cleveland’s largest “done-in-a-day” clean-up events, RiverSweep. West Creek has partnered with the Canalway Partners for the past 7 years to host a...
by West Creek Conservancy | Mar 17, 2016 | Watershed News
Tree Training in a Day is a workshop for Tree Commissions, mayors and local government decision makers, workers managing urban forests and stormwater practices, students interested in a career in forestry or arboriculture, and people who want to preserve, protect, and...
by West Creek Conservancy | Mar 2, 2016 | Watershed News
West Creek Conservancy has partnered with Cleveland Metroparks to help secure and protect some land in the Heron Rookery in North Royalton. Executive Director Derek Schafer put it best when he said, “The Heron Rookery Project was a great opportunity to utilize the...
by West Creek Conservancy | Dec 2, 2015 | West Creek in Action
West Creek Conservancy has been a driving (no pun intended) force for the Hemlock Creek Trail in the City of Independence, which will ultimately be the largest community connector for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). Nearly 2 miles in length, the trail will...
by West Creek Conservancy | Oct 8, 2015 | West Creek Conservancy News
Metroparks, partners quietly exalt and nurture the fragile Cuyahoga Erin O’Brien | Thursday, October 08, 2015 Tucked away in Parma in the heart of the West Creek Reservation sits a beautiful and living facility that will fill even the most jaded visitor with...